Asset management has been described as ”a systematic process of maintaining, upgrading, and operating physical assets cost-effectively. It combines engineering principles with sound business practices and economic theory, and it provides tools to facilitate a more organized, logical approach to decision-making. Thus asset management provides a framework for handling both short- and long-range planning“ (US, Department of Transport (DOT), 1999).
This document describes the fundamental concepts, components, and considerations inherent in an asset management plan as a municipal best practice.
ACEC conducts a bi-annual Engineering Business Sentiment Survey that captures the outlook of firm executives and industry leaders.
ACEC published an in-depth analysis and five-year forecast of how the Canadian architecture and engineering (A&E) industries support the nation’s economic performance today and for the coming years.
ACEC’s Annual Report provides an overview of the association’s activities over the course of the fiscal year of April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.
Read GlassSKY Consulting’s report on the summary findings from a national research project on advancin women and diversity in consulting engineering.
ACEC, provincial and territorial member organizations, and member firm press releases.
ACEC Standard Contracts - Free to Download
ACEC provides these documents for the convenience of its members. ACEC recommends that legal counsel should always be consulted when executing contractual agreements.
A national guideline that addresses conflict of interest and unfair advantage.
This report is only available in English.
This valuable tool promotes the principles of Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), rather than price-based selection, as the best method for hiring professional services.
The concept of sustainable projects is a rapidly evolving one that will take on new directions and mature in ways that are not currently contemplated.
The Importance of Public Infrastructure Investment
This document is the result of a 2015 study by Engineers Canada that projects supply and demand in fourteen engineering disciplines.
The Importance of Public Infrastructure Investment
The report focuses on the extractive or harvesting part of three natural resource industries: forestry and logging, metal and mineral mining, and oil and gas production.
This report was commissioned by ACEC to synthesize the key information about P3s in a single document.
